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By Sarah

In December Danny loved the cake Grandma Karyl made him to celebrate moving from being 2 to 2 and a half. He is totally obsessed with Buzz Lightyear & Grandma did a great job. There were so many different colors of frosting I think I might have taken an easier way out. Thanks, Mom!

In January Kaelah loved her 4.5 year cake so much she didn't want us to eat it. lol. This one was from Target b/c Grandma Karyl was sick (she got bronchitis from my girls). The children were thrilled it had their 3 favorite colors on it: pink for Kaelah, blue for Danny, & purple for Michelle. Turns out $8 can buy all my children happiness at the same time.

And then I'm not sure Dan would want me to tell you how old he turned on his REAL birthday in January. I was feeling very uncreative but he didn't complain. He & I went out to eat while Alex babysat the previous weekend & on his actual birthday we used the Panera Bread gift card my parents had given us for Christmas to feed the whole family. Yummy! The children and I had gone to the grocery store earlier & bought him treats & a Mickey Mouse birthday balloon. Kaelah wasn't satisfied with the fact the laptop he had gotten for his master's degree was his present. (: Kaelah also insisted on having FHE before Grandma & Grandpa came over for cheesecake. I'm telling you, she's pretty smart to know when it's Monday! I think even though it wasn't the best birthday Dan has ever had, he was happy, and that's all that matters.

I love my family!

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Daniel Smith said…
I was very happy, you are the best.
January 31, 2012 at 11:22 PM
marie said…
I love your family too! Happy bdays to all! I really liked K's, I wouldn't have wanted to eat it either, it's gorgeous!
February 12, 2012 at 3:38 PM
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